Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-19
WASHINGTON.
Comptroller Durham Gives Orders that
Salaries OF Congressman Curtin
and Wade be Held for Debt.
Sunset Cox Betier-House Committee on
Invalid Pensions Reports Against
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Blair.
CONGRESSMAN MUST PAY.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Something Of q
sensation was created yesterday when
Sergeant. arms Leedom received an
order from Comptroller Durham of the
treasury ordering him to withhold the
salaries OF Congressman Curtin of Penn
syivania and Wade of Missouri, alleging
that they are indebted to the government
for accounts not settled. In the case of
Curtin he is charged with owing the gov
ernment S94433 on unsettled accounts
while minister to Russia. Curtin
claims that he does not owe a
cent, and that this state
of affairs is shown because of poor sys-
TEN of keeping the accounts at the treas
ury. He says he has not been given
proper credit.
In Mr.. Wards case he claims positively
the same thing. His unsettled account
grows out of his connection with the
Thirty first Ohio regiment during the war
as lieutenant. He was detailed by an
officer Of the regiment to act as disburs-
ing officer when the department here had
no knowledge of his assignment. He was
charged with supplies which were
y
in making up the accounts was not in pos
e-sion of the fact that he was temporary
discussing officer few years ago when
a like attempt was made to stop payment
of the salary of. eX-Corgressman Ochil-
tree il was decided that the pay of con-
gresham could thus be withheld.
SUNSET COX IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is -Representa-
tive S. S Cox rested well last night, and
his condition is improved this morning.
cox STEADILY IMPROVING.
WASHING oN, Jan. Is -Repres entative
Cox had quite long refreshing sleep last
night, and DR.. Bliss reports his patient as
slowly but steadily improving tonight.
AN ADVERSE COMMITTEE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS-The bills grant
ing pensions to Mrs. Logan and Mrs
Blair, the widow OF Gen. Frank Blair,
were defeated this morning 10 the house
committee on invalid pensions. There
were two absentees, Pidcock and ELS
berry When the committee met the mem
bers were srrayed on party lines, seven
Democrats voting against and five Repub-
iicaus in favor of the bills. The adverse
majority reports on the Logan and Blair
bills will be made by Messrs. SwOpe and
TauIbee respectively, and favorable
minority reports by Messrs. Conger and
Merrill. 1t is understood that the basis
uf tie opposition to the bills is the re-
luctance on the part of the ma ority OF the
committee to a continuance of the policy
of granting high pensions to the widows of
officers who did not die from injuries in
Cured in service. The only presidents
for passing such bills are found in the
cases of the widows and families of Ad-
miral Farragut, Generals Hancock,
Thomas aud Grant. The majority OF the
Committee believe that it would oe bad
policy to follow these presidents in view
OF the fact that there are about 100 sur
viving widows of officers who would be
entitled to pensions VINO are excluded by
the general law.
HEADS REQUEST DECLINED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is The treasury
department replying to the request of r.
G. Head, president of the International
Range Association, asking that an order
be issued prohibiting the importation Of
cattle from all countries where contagious
diseases exist, declines to comply with
the request on the ground that importa-
lions are only permitted under quaran-
tine and on information obtained through
the state department that no infectious
cattle disease now exists in Canada.
NOMINATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-The president
sent the following nomination to the SEN
ate to-day: Postmaster at LAGRANGE,
Tex, Arthur Meerschirdt.
MEXICAN WEDDING.
Snactal tn tho t,szptfe
WAsHIN GToN, Jan. 1S.-On February
u q wedding will occur in the City of
Mexico to which many residents of Wash
fngton are invited Miss Elena Mariscal,
whose father has at two different periods
been attached to ne Mexican legation at
Washington, the last time as minister
from that country, and whose wife was q
Washington lady, will be married to Sc
nor Lunantoura, prominent Mexican.
TO REPORT FAyoRABLY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is The committee
on commerce to- day directed Representa-
tive Durham to report favorably on the
Edmonds bill providing for the inspection